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boxy

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Recent Examples of boxy My favorite oversized option at the moment is Illusory's Oversized Batwing Sweater, with drop shoulders and a boxy fit that completes a casual look paired with my favorite pair of jeans. Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025 Its current bestsellers include wide-leg trousers, boxy shirts and tailored bomber jackets. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025 The two-door sports a streamlined, boxy design that has, unfortunately, all but disappeared from today’s roads. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 24 Oct. 2025 The coat itself features the peacoat's traditional design elements, including wide lapels, a boxy shape, and double-breasted buttons—which are in this case flat and metallic. Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for boxy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boxy
Adjective
  • One office is centered around Garouste and Bonetti’s cow-print Rodeo desk and armchair, while another sports Pucci de Rossi’s blocky metal desk and chairs.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The film spoofs The Shining (1980), The Lost Boys (1987) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) with the blocky LEGO characters.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The canals and pond, which were aggregately 193,000 cubic meters in volume and appear to have no practical purpose, would have taken 255,000 days of labor by a single individual.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Globally, it is estimated that more than 4 million cubic meters of nuclear waste are currently in storage.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Even the workpiece itself was cubical.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The were only a few objects and all had a single, cubical shape.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 1 Feb. 2025

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“Boxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boxy. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.

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